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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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Proceedings of the U.S. House of Representatives on April 30, 1816, including report on illegal slave traffic inquiry, passage of Senate appropriations bill, concurrence on specie payments and invalid pensions, committee to inform President of readiness to adjourn, extra allowance to staff, and final adjournment sine die.
Merged-components note: These two components report on the same congressional proceedings in the House of Representatives on April 30, continuing sequentially in reading order to form a single news item.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, APRIL 30.
Mr. Randolph, from the committee appointed some time ago, to enquire into an illegal traffic in slaves, carried on thro' the medium of this district, by persons in different states, reported various testimony collected by the committee, in the course of their investigation of the subject; but without other report of facts or opinions. The documents containing the testimony, were ordered to lie on the table.
A bill was received from the Senate, making some additional appropriations for the service of the year 1816; which was twice read, passed through a committee of the whole house, was amended, read the third time and passed
SPECIE PAYMENTS,
The house took up the amendment of the Senate to the resolution for collecting the public revenues in the legal currency of the country, and concurred therein—ayes 68, noes 23.
The house then took up the amendments of the Senate to the invalid pension bill, striking out the pensions to various persons, inserted in the bill by this house. The consideration of these amendments produced a good deal of discussion on the merits of particular cases. The amendments were all finally agreed to.
A message was received from the Senate, announcing the appointment of Mr. Varnum and Mr. Roberts, a committee on their part, to join such committee as the house might appoint, to wait on the President of the United States, and inform him that Congress had acted on all the subjects before them, and that if he had no further communication to make, they were ready to adjourn.
The resolution was agreed to, and
Messrs. Crawford and Reed were appointed on the part of this house.
Mr. Nelson of Va. moved a resolution to authorise an extra allowance of fifty dollars each to the messengers & keeper of the post-ofice of the house, in consideration of their faithful services; which was agreed to nem. con.
Mr. Crawford, from the joint committee appointed to wait on the President, reported that they had performed that duty, and that the President had informed them he had no further communication to make.
The Speaker then rose and addressed the House with some brief but cordial valedictory expressions; after which He adjourned the House sine die.
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Tuesday, April 30.
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testimony on slave traffic ordered on table; senate appropriations bill for 1816 passed with amendments; senate amendment on specie payments concurred (68-23); senate amendments to invalid pension bill agreed to; joint committee informed president of readiness to adjourn; extra allowance of $50 to messengers and post-office keeper approved nem. con.; house adjourned sine die.
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House received report from Mr. Randolph's committee on illegal slave traffic with testimony ordered on table. Passed amended Senate bill for 1816 appropriations. Concurred in Senate amendment on collecting revenues in legal currency. Agreed to Senate amendments striking pensions from invalid pension bill after discussion. Appointed committee with Senate's Mr. Varnum and Mr. Roberts, including Messrs. Crawford and Reed, to inform President of completion of business. Mr. Nelson's resolution for staff allowances passed unanimously. Committee reported President's no further communication. Speaker gave valedictory and adjourned sine die.